Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is growing at an alarming rate worldwide according to recent data published in The Lancet. The research – accessible here – found that the number of individuals living with hypertension doubled in the last three decades. The world’s hypertensive population now exceeds 1.2 billion, with researchers sounding the alarm on […]
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Is mental health linked to cardiovascular disease?
Mental health issues are a prevalent issue among the Indian population – and the situation only continues to grow. As with many other health problems, mental health crises have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant isolation due to lockdown measures, bereavement, and loss of earnings due to unemployment. A question which […]
Cardiovascular disease rising among women
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is already known to be India’s leading cause of death. Given a new insight into the demographic trends of those affected by the disease, a recent report has revealed that the condition is becoming increasingly common among women. The report ‘The Lancet Women and Cardiovascular Disease Commission: reducing the global burden by […]
World Hypertension Day 2021: A reminder to check your numbers
Hypertension – raised blood pressure – is a major public health crisis in India, being a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) – the country’s dominant killer. World Hypertension Day 2021 is an opportunity to stress the importance of checking your numbers, for the betterment of one’s health. As previously noted […]
India’s move to continue coal energy investment disregards health of communities
![A thermal powerplant situated @ 20 kms away of raichur [own work, CC license]. Energy infrastructure example.](https://www.healthissuesindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/800px-Raichur_Thermal_Power_Station-150x150.jpg "Energy infrastructure: Why we need to rethink it")
In a move at odds with calls from the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the wider global audience that has its sights trained on the environmental status quo, draft electricity policy documents viewed by Reuters have shown that India is open to the possibility of further developing its fleet of coal-fired […]
COVID-19 lockdowns reduced concentration of air pollutants in Indian cities
For a crisis of such a magnitude as COVID-19, it seems arguably grotesque to seek out a silver lining. However, it is undeniable that India’s lockdowns in response to the pandemic had a positive impact when it came to air pollution. Five cities with ordinarily high rates of pollution showed a temporary reduction in particulate […]